Amazon Order TMAX 400

Just received an order of T-Max 400 from Amazon. Looks like they sent next day air which scares me a little. Their customer service rep said they do not x-ray these items, i find that hard to believe in this day and age.
Any thoughts appreciated.
Steve

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Most likely Amazon uses one of the air freight services. Given the huge volume of shipments through air freight, I doubt X-ray examination of everything would be practical.

The situation with passenger flights is different.

Matt

“Photography is a complex and fluid medium, and its many factors are not applied in simple sequence. Rather, the process may be likened to the art of the juggler in keeping many balls in the air at one time!”

Ansel Adams, from the introduction to The Negative - The New Ansel Adams Photography Series / Book 2

I'd never put film in check-in luggage. I did recently travel with TMY400 in both 35mm and 4x5 sheets. TSA X-rayed it three times (carry-on) and after dev the densitometer showed absolutely no fog
compared to my lab standard. Air freight does not have the same rules as passenger airlines.

Your tracking number/shipping info should allow you to get in touch with the right people to ask.

Yes I have done that, thanks for the input folks. The more I research the more I am thinking that the Amazon folks have it figured out.
I am heading to the North Shore of Lake Superior on Thursday so we need good film!
Steve

I've ordered over 500 sheets of HP5+, FP4+, Portra 400, and Ektar 100, either from Amazon and Midwest or B and H, and not once had an issue. I'm in Germany, and it all comes form the states when I order.